What do you believe is the biggest driver of underwriting profit in the non-life insurance market presently?

Extreme heat is emerging as one of the most dangerous climate-related threats, yet it remains largely overlooked because its impacts are less visible than floods or hurricanes.

One of the key challenges with conventional funeral cover is that it assumes steady disposable income – something the majority of South Africans simply do not have.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to reshape South Africa’s financial services sector in ways few appreciate, introducing a range of unforeseen risks. As financial services firms start experimenting ...

Liberty paid out a total of R12 billion in claims in 2024, fulfilling promises to more than 120 000 lives. As a key player in the Standard Bank Group’s Insurance and Asset Management division, Liberty ...

“The world of risk is spinning faster than we can underwrite it,” said Alicia Narainsamy, Executive Head: Digital, AI Insurance Solutions and Alternative Distribution Partnerships at SSS, as she ...

PSG Wealth was awarded the Top Wealth Manager of the Year: Large Institutions at the recent Krutham Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers Awards and scooped most awards in other categories yet again.

Passing down wealth to future generations is more than just a financial strategy—it is about creating a lasting legacy. In South Africa, where unique tax laws and estate planning regulations apply, ...

The use of ‘mules’ in committing criminal activities is common across the world, and it continues to pose major challenges to efforts to curb fraudulent activities. In financial services, there is a ...

Sanlam Private Equity, the private equity division of Sanlam Investments, announced the sale of its majority stake in leading pet care retailer Absolute Pets (Pty) Ltd (“Absolute Pets”) to Woolworths ...

This annual conference is widely regarded as the industry’s blue print for understanding the anti-money laundering, fraud and compliance landscape in the SADC region. With excellent feedback received ...

Of the 2.1 million people employed in South Africa’s formal finance sector in the third quarter of last year*, actuaries constituted less than 0.1%. This is because there are less than 2 000 actuaries ...